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we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan -- basic functions of these have to provide, is there a way to provide this in a completely new way. you have to do something with the trash. we have decided that we will that endthe trash out up in the dump. we depend on individuals to make that choice. technology is there. it has not been applied to this skill. want to see if we can prove it. benefit to thee process? this is what started as thinking in this direction. we have been kicking it for a long time. we had a lots of ideas. we said we achieve all these other ones. let's put one out where we do not know whether we can do it.
we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan --...
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the less secure in the environment, the smaller the project. the more secure, the more substantial you can pursue. >> to follow up on that, in iraq, you have the assessments being done both about security and about engagement. , thoseabsence of usoco assessments were being done by our ambassador and those assessments were being done by the generals on the ground. where are they on this proposal? did the generals or the ambassadors feel that they would have benefited by having this? >> he supports the idea of having it. >> when the u.s. is operating overseas, the ambassador in iraq and with the u.s. operates elsewhere, it is ambassador who heads the effort in the country. the commanding general heads the defense operations. i understand what was said. where would it fit in this command? >> the mission is discrete and will to find. clarity will provide certainty to both agencies and the contractors. it would be somewhat like fema. its mission is to oversee the relief or reconstruction activity in the affected country. the president would declare
the less secure in the environment, the smaller the project. the more secure, the more substantial you can pursue. >> to follow up on that, in iraq, you have the assessments being done both about security and about engagement. , thoseabsence of usoco assessments were being done by our ambassador and those assessments were being done by the generals on the ground. where are they on this proposal? did the generals or the ambassadors feel that they would have benefited by having this?...
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i can sum up the spaces for this and in a few words and continuity and environment and bringing the city into policies and the san francisco trail and their efforts to have a loop around the bay. sequence means having a series of open spaces at five to seven walking intervals along the entire waterfront and variety means there are many types of open spaces and many recreation options. types of spaces may include recreation, parks and water landings to name a few. another key policy was to locate open spaces in major waterfront destination at streets that connect back into the city's neighborhoods something you heard distinctly from the city's planning director. the goal of doing this and adjacent to major development sites and enhance the viability of the projects and in front of the cruise terminal and adjacent to the warrior's stiedium or pier 70 and helping the park to distribute the spaces equally along the waterfront. this graphic shows where we find -- i'm sorry. this graphic shows where we regularly find a major public space along the length of the waterfront. you see the ups and
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you have to clean up the environment a little bit. when you took them all over there, they are pay and $1 per day compared to a couple dollars per hour compared to what ever they were making over here in the united states. u.s. companies went overseas and now it is like we might bring them back. in thedquarters is united states. the only people benefiting from this seems to be the government. are pretty much scot-free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers. you have another one that just collapsed or caught fire a couple of months ago. and the chinese people are probably the only people making out on this are the government and the people headquartered in the united states. guest: thank you for your call. the calller had done a number of issues that have been controversial. one reason u.s. companies have gone to china and set up there is the chinese economy is growing much faster. estimated to grow at at least triple the rate for the next several years. if u.s. companies want to be competitive aga
you have to clean up the environment a little bit. when you took them all over there, they are pay and $1 per day compared to a couple dollars per hour compared to what ever they were making over here in the united states. u.s. companies went overseas and now it is like we might bring them back. in thedquarters is united states. the only people benefiting from this seems to be the government. are pretty much scot-free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers....
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we have spent upwards of $20 billion drilling a tunnel at yucca mountain, studying the geology, the environment, my understanding is that the tunnel is completed. in 2010, unilaterally, the obama administration decided to shut the project down and it's debatable whether it was done legally or not. the bill coming out of the appropriations subcommittee, all it does is allocate money that has already been collected to go ahead and finish the site review at yucca mountain to determine whether it is, in fact, a safe place to store high-level nuclear waste. ep in mind, we have over 100 operating nuclear operators around the country today and the waste they generated is stored on site. stored on site. there's good security. most of it is stored in what are called wet pools. almost everybody agrees that it's not a long-term solution. and i think the congress on a bipartisan basis can agree that we ought to go ahead and finish the review of the yucca mountain site, $25 million does it. it has allocated funding in the bill to help the local government entities out there. let's finally put this thing to
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goods, services, labor, the environment. there are things that we learn from that that we are trying to do better. host: can a trade agreement be changed? guest: a trade agreement can be changed if the countries that agree to it all agree to that. host: how does that happen? guest: countries use language in the agreement. south korea says that we may be able to accommodate your problem -- south korea says that we may be able to comment your problem, if you accommodate ours. host: you are on the air. caller: all these companies took the jobs to china to avoid taxes and labor laws. clean up the environment. when it took them over there, they were getting one dollar a day. versus, what they were making here in the united states. when united states companies went overseas -- as their headquarters sit the united states -- the only people who seem to benefit from this are the government. these companies are getting off scott free from the destruction of the building that collapsed with the walmart workers. you have another one tha
goods, services, labor, the environment. there are things that we learn from that that we are trying to do better. host: can a trade agreement be changed? guest: a trade agreement can be changed if the countries that agree to it all agree to that. host: how does that happen? guest: countries use language in the agreement. south korea says that we may be able to accommodate your problem -- south korea says that we may be able to comment your problem, if you accommodate ours. host: you are on the...
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let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, virginia five so does not have the legitimacy to talk about legitimacy in africa. haverkina faso does not legitimacy to talk about legitimacy in africa. when you lose somebody dear to you, that gives you a shape. africans, we believe there was someone sincere in what he wanted to do for africa. if the new leadership cannot at least ring stability -- you brought that to burkina faso. so be it. after his death, we see that spain is the leading nation today, trying to promote solar power. air is more sun in burkina faso there is more sun in burkina faso than in spain. what have you done in 26 years? that is th
let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, virginia five so does not have the legitimacy to talk about...
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it's a rest day for man and fwod's environment is rest day for the earth. host: steven, thanks for your call. remember the question posted his morning, facebook.com/ cspan. we'll continue about the economy. we're going to hear from the economics correspondent for reuters. we'll look ago the jobs figures and more broadly at the economy. later on, shane goldmacher, the congressional correspondent for national journal. his recent story looks at how some members of congress draw government pensions for previous work in addition to their congressional salaries, a practice known as double dipping. as fit tv and american history tv continue our tour of american cities, this weekend will foe tour bakersfield, california, all weekend long much it's located about 80 miles north of coming up today on book tv, we'll show you all of our programming we gather there, including a look at the story of african-americans who migrated to rural california during the dust bowl years. >> as part of this migration of blacks who did something that no blacks in america -- kind of we
it's a rest day for man and fwod's environment is rest day for the earth. host: steven, thanks for your call. remember the question posted his morning, facebook.com/ cspan. we'll continue about the economy. we're going to hear from the economics correspondent for reuters. we'll look ago the jobs figures and more broadly at the economy. later on, shane goldmacher, the congressional correspondent for national journal. his recent story looks at how some members of congress draw government pensions...
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this is a very unforgiving environment. and he had an ax put in his hand almost at once and he had this until about the age 23. one of the great ironies of lincoln's life is that he did not like axes or splitting rails come even though we know him as the rail splitter. he wanted to escape of his unforgiving environment. his mother at a very young age and his aunt and uncle came down with something called milk six. hr would wander off into the forest and would eat poisonous weeds and its milk would become poison. you drink the milk and you would die in indescribably horrible death in about a week. so this happens to his mom, he has to fashion the wood coffin with his father to bury her. there is no one to give the sermon and eventually a minister happen by the area months later. his sister would die in childbirth, which is not uncommon. and lincoln's family was very upset about this stuff. the in-laws didn't do enough to help her, they said well, we wanted to help her, but the nearest doctor was too drunk to help her, which
this is a very unforgiving environment. and he had an ax put in his hand almost at once and he had this until about the age 23. one of the great ironies of lincoln's life is that he did not like axes or splitting rails come even though we know him as the rail splitter. he wanted to escape of his unforgiving environment. his mother at a very young age and his aunt and uncle came down with something called milk six. hr would wander off into the forest and would eat poisonous weeds and its milk...
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economy looks better than anywhere else in the world's we have the environment of real growth in to have the inflation hedge because of it is inflation sullivan has deflationary so it is a safe place to put your many of the bond market also why it is so cheap but everybody wants tohave the market had a big pullback by justin doingnd not saying that it won't. lou: your right. this market is frustrating a lot but a couple of things developing today is the suggestion that there should be rolled back of the tax exemption for the municipal bonds? >> that has been on the table for a while. i don't know if has advanced toward not but it has been on the table. we will see how that turns out. lou: balls '03 is not strong enough so someone like to raise it up that 6 percent it be done nd with the banking? >> it is just one more move to make the big bank's smaller so the one missing ingredient is the regulators are not allowing the small banks to get bigger so of all financial institutions you have to have smething to break the medium ground so for certain the big gains will sell assets they have t
economy looks better than anywhere else in the world's we have the environment of real growth in to have the inflation hedge because of it is inflation sullivan has deflationary so it is a safe place to put your many of the bond market also why it is so cheap but everybody wants tohave the market had a big pullback by justin doingnd not saying that it won't. lou: your right. this market is frustrating a lot but a couple of things developing today is the suggestion that there should be rolled...
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i might add that the ranking member of the environment committee supports cloture on the mccarthy nomination. therefore it is reasonable to assume that cloture would be invoked and what is for a lot of my members, including myself, very controversial nomination. i further ask the consent then vote -- that the senate then for someone to be president of the export-import bank. if cloture is in vogue, the senate proceed to an immediate vote on the confirmation of that nomination, again eliminating the 30 hours's cloture. wiley i ask consent that the following votes listed above the senate proceed to cloture votes on the remaining three filed cloture motions. whate the chair rules, this shows -- with this allows for the center work officially through a series of nominations in a quicker fashion than the majority leader has proposed. they would get their boats and there would not be a delay. this would only leave discussion and votes on the three remaining illegally, according to the federal court, the three remaining illegally appointed nominations. mr. president, that is my consent. >> mr. pres
i might add that the ranking member of the environment committee supports cloture on the mccarthy nomination. therefore it is reasonable to assume that cloture would be invoked and what is for a lot of my members, including myself, very controversial nomination. i further ask the consent then vote -- that the senate then for someone to be president of the export-import bank. if cloture is in vogue, the senate proceed to an immediate vote on the confirmation of that nomination, again eliminating...
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there was civil military interventions in a's conflict environment. we tried to measure the outcomes in these efforts over 10 years. using statistics and indices that were kept by freedom house, the imf, and world bank. afghanistan rated quite high on most of those indexes, but remarkably, in the category of human development, it showed the best rate of improvement of all 20 of these countries. human development as an index measures a combination of health, education, and standard of living outcomes. rated top afghanistan of all 20. others for actually poor, and is not just because a dollar a lot of assistance. what does this mean in practical terms? in afghanistan means life expectancy has gone from 44-60 years. what does it mean in terms of literacy? it means afghanistan has gone from having the worst rate of literacy in the entire world, 33%e 15% back in 2001, to literacy today and to 60% literacy by 2025 if the kids that are in school today stay in school. it means going from one tv station to 75, nearly all independent tv stations. these are pret
there was civil military interventions in a's conflict environment. we tried to measure the outcomes in these efforts over 10 years. using statistics and indices that were kept by freedom house, the imf, and world bank. afghanistan rated quite high on most of those indexes, but remarkably, in the category of human development, it showed the best rate of improvement of all 20 of these countries. human development as an index measures a combination of health, education, and standard of living...
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because it was pursued in a very insecure environment. three, consult. this was what the iraqis said to me over and over again that the united states did not do. the prime minister said 52 billion should have brought us more, if you had consulted with us about what we really needed at the outset, then we would have benefited from your -- from your investment, your substantial investment. consultation also was an issue that the u.s. interviewees raised. bill burns, secretary of state, said we tried to do it all and tried to do it our own way. and in recognition that from the outside that the c.p.a., the coalition provisional authority, the u.s.-led governance of iraq for the first 14 months, did not engage sufficiently with the iraqis about what they really needed. fourth, uniformity. there was a lack of uniform systems in iraq. agencies operated in their stovepipes, carrying out their missions, using their own contracting approaches, using their own oversight methods, using their own i.t. systems. and as a result, you had stovepiped data. and when you ha
because it was pursued in a very insecure environment. three, consult. this was what the iraqis said to me over and over again that the united states did not do. the prime minister said 52 billion should have brought us more, if you had consulted with us about what we really needed at the outset, then we would have benefited from your -- from your investment, your substantial investment. consultation also was an issue that the u.s. interviewees raised. bill burns, secretary of state, said we...
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we had to create a new environment. we did not have to do legislatively. it is also the culture. inthat so deep and ingrained agencies that it will take time to happen or it can happen rapidly because the new understanding of these be homegrownuld lycorises sample -- like this example? >> i think it could happen rapidly. this is not just in federal agencies. it is endemic to policing. i have had units in my own department that would not talk to each other. this is a constant cultural thing my colleagues are working against in local police agencies. progress.de great if you train is up, you can make a difference. >> i know we did a lot of training on the front and with end withits -- front new recruits to make sure they understood the culture. times there is a connection between police work in social work when they work in schools. 20 years ago, that was not the case. now is a different approach. that took a change in how we train them on the front and -- end so when they hit the streets they're ready. >> that is something i have become good at over two police department. it is a
we had to create a new environment. we did not have to do legislatively. it is also the culture. inthat so deep and ingrained agencies that it will take time to happen or it can happen rapidly because the new understanding of these be homegrownuld lycorises sample -- like this example? >> i think it could happen rapidly. this is not just in federal agencies. it is endemic to policing. i have had units in my own department that would not talk to each other. this is a constant cultural...
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of aidd of development program can happen in a highly unstable security environment. lesson from core iraq and afghanistan that you must have sufficient security before you have reconstruction activity development and aid. billions of dollars and too many lives. we issued a report last summer that 719 lives were lost while those individuals were engaged in reconstruction related activity. better planning, better capacity, better integration amongst the agencies would avert the kind of abuse we've seen in iraq and better execution. would implement effective oversight so the lost and blood in we've seen in iraq and afghanistan would be averted in afghanistan and whatever reconstruction we engage in. >> think user. -- thank you sir. accepted the legitimacy of our presence in germany and japan, but in iraq that was always a question. we believe when the saddam statue fell daily have the legitimacy at that that point and was it a matter of we do not enforce laws? we briskly -- was that the problem? with ourthe complexity relationship with the arab world even as saddam's st
of aidd of development program can happen in a highly unstable security environment. lesson from core iraq and afghanistan that you must have sufficient security before you have reconstruction activity development and aid. billions of dollars and too many lives. we issued a report last summer that 719 lives were lost while those individuals were engaged in reconstruction related activity. better planning, better capacity, better integration amongst the agencies would avert the kind of abuse...
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. >> neil: don't you need an environment that makes it a good environment to have jobs? to either lower taxes or invite businesses in so they take the risk and feel it's worth their while, but if the environment is dicey or they feel they have an oppressive situation, and city rap on illinois the tacks are high, and a lot of the guys say the hell with it. >> well, unemployment is less than 6%, one side 40%. there's a disparity there. in that area of 3,500 americans die a year from lack of -- they're closing hospitals and closing schools and driving profit, poverty, -- poverty, and in this area of desperation, people are painfully desperate. >> i can understand that but the rap against the programs we spent a lot of moneys to get rid of poverty but we have a higher poverty percentage rate than ever. so we have to come up with a different idea. >> higher poverty rate but a higher gap between those two get government bailouts and the middle class are thinking of jobs. >> neil: are you surprised that gap has widened under president obama? >> the gap has widened because of ou
. >> neil: don't you need an environment that makes it a good environment to have jobs? to either lower taxes or invite businesses in so they take the risk and feel it's worth their while, but if the environment is dicey or they feel they have an oppressive situation, and city rap on illinois the tacks are high, and a lot of the guys say the hell with it. >> well, unemployment is less than 6%, one side 40%. there's a disparity there. in that area of 3,500 americans die a year from...
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i think it would be better for the environment, for the consumers and the companies. they would sell more fans if people have more confidence in their product. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from ohio yields back the balance of her time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from tennessee. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment -- designate the amendment. the chair: amendment number 31 printed -- the clerk: amendment number 31 offered in the congressional record offered by mr. higgins from new york. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for five minutes. mr. higgins: this bipartisan amendment seeks to stop a flawed plan that would destroy crucial corps projects. the ohio river division is attempting to move key functions performed in buffalo and chicago regions out of their r
i think it would be better for the environment, for the consumers and the companies. they would sell more fans if people have more confidence in their product. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from ohio yields back the balance of her time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from tennessee. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman...
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don't wish to see a dupoly environment held by the state. there's no way to make a gun safe. host: what about the regulations? you talked about a serial number on every gun. you write about it in the story. tell our viewers. question aboute what happens if a gun comes out bad. , if it is beyond repair within the factory. the answer is that this is a heavily regulated area. the receiver which is the part of the gun that makes it a gun, it does the firing, it told the round and contains the trigger housing. every single one of those made has to have a serial number. even if it comes out broken. if it comes out broken, that have to take a picture of cutting it in half and then send that to the federal government if the federal government asks for it. they have to document it. it is not as if there are people popping in at night and stealing chocolate. this is already regulated industry. norfolk, va., independent college. about: you were talking having guns designed to kill people and animals. do they talk about the number of people who have been killed by remington arms? is ther
don't wish to see a dupoly environment held by the state. there's no way to make a gun safe. host: what about the regulations? you talked about a serial number on every gun. you write about it in the story. tell our viewers. question aboute what happens if a gun comes out bad. , if it is beyond repair within the factory. the answer is that this is a heavily regulated area. the receiver which is the part of the gun that makes it a gun, it does the firing, it told the round and contains the...
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it is a different environment. it was famously said the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. that is one reason why nixon seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. host: our guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on c-span radio during the month of july. you can listen to the recordings anytime online at c-span.org. the next call is from california on the independent line. caller: i have a question regarding -- when president johnson was in the white house, i think he was talking to senator dirksen. president johnson knew nixon's people were messing with the vietnam war promising to get out of the war. if johnson would have brought that up, the think it would be possible nixon would never have been president? host: appreciate the call. this i
it is a different environment. it was famously said the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. that is one reason why nixon seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. host: our guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on...
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lincoln told a story in the white house thattured what -- captured what the educational environment was like. he said there was a school room of kids and reading from the book of danielle, you have 0st cast your mind back when it was legal to read the bible in the school room in america, and they are reading from the book and the one boy stumbles over the name. boom, hit up against the head. .. rode up in a carriage with their luggage and there was a ski boat and they wanted to meet but there was no war so they wanted lincoln to roll them out there. he willingly does this, helps them with their luggage and when they are getting on the steamboat he says you forgot to pay me. he throws a silver dollar in the boat and says all those years later in the white house he says i realize that that moment i have earned my first dollar. he opened up to him and was a.m. optimist hopeful being. so he wanted to skate that isolation and make possible an america where no one had to live in that kind of isolation ever again. in a nut shell that is when he didn't become a democrat. he was surrounded by pe
lincoln told a story in the white house thattured what -- captured what the educational environment was like. he said there was a school room of kids and reading from the book of danielle, you have 0st cast your mind back when it was legal to read the bible in the school room in america, and they are reading from the book and the one boy stumbles over the name. boom, hit up against the head. .. rode up in a carriage with their luggage and there was a ski boat and they wanted to meet but there...
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. >> these men and women are confronted with a more dangerous environment than ever before. we are forced to continually change our strategies and tactics to accomplish our mission. our methods may change but our goals remain the same as they were in the past. to save lives and protect property. sometimes at a terrible cost. this is what we do. this is our chosen profession. this is the tradition of the firefighter. the fire service of today is ever-changing, but it is also steeped in traditions that are over 200 years old. one such tradition is the sounding of the bell. as firefighters began their tour of duty, it was the bell that signaled the beginning of that shift. throughout the day and night, each alarm was sounded by a bell. it summoned these brave souls to fight fires and place their lives in jeopardy for the good of their fellow citizens. and when the fire was out and the alarm had come to an end, it was the bell that signal the completion of that call. when a firefighter died in the line of duty paying the supreme sacrifice, it was the mournful toll of the bell th
. >> these men and women are confronted with a more dangerous environment than ever before. we are forced to continually change our strategies and tactics to accomplish our mission. our methods may change but our goals remain the same as they were in the past. to save lives and protect property. sometimes at a terrible cost. this is what we do. this is our chosen profession. this is the tradition of the firefighter. the fire service of today is ever-changing, but it is also steeped in...
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resulting in over $100,000 in legal costs to the family farm, all with no improvement or protection of the environment. this amendment is sent to make it clear that the corps is not to use any fundses to regulate activities that are already excluded from regulation under 4-f-1 a and c and that the provision in 404-fh 2 is not used to undermine sections of 404-f-1 permitting exemptions. the amendment allows that the permitting exemptions stand on their own merits without the corps and e.p.a. negating their use through clever legal interpretations. in no way does this amendment attack or limit regulation of wetlands or our nation's waterways. as a rancher myself with wetlands, ducks, other wildlife on my land, i know full well the importance and value of reasonable protections for our natural resources. today farms in california and elsewhere are being targeted for simply changing crops or irrigation methods. they're doing their best to follow every law, the spirit of the law, but are being targeted for something congress exempted. this amendment simply follows -- simply limits funds to ensure that agen
resulting in over $100,000 in legal costs to the family farm, all with no improvement or protection of the environment. this amendment is sent to make it clear that the corps is not to use any fundses to regulate activities that are already excluded from regulation under 4-f-1 a and c and that the provision in 404-fh 2 is not used to undermine sections of 404-f-1 permitting exemptions. the amendment allows that the permitting exemptions stand on their own merits without the corps and e.p.a....
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people on the south side of chicago, specifically the chicago lawn neighborhood, needs a safe space, an environment where they can grow, develop. >> the kids come in all colors, from all persuasions. >> no, no proselytizing. everything is done through our actions. we want to show as muslims that we're compassionate, where mercy is part of the prophetic model. that, you know, wherever we are we should serve, and we should serve at the best of our actions. we definitely believe that. that's a huge part of our faith. >> there's also the free health clinic under the supervision of dr. altaf kaiseruddin. >> i've h people walk in with, you know, just being bitten by a dog, or just being shot or just being stabbed. yes. we've got that. >> it's a muslim-run clinic for patients of all faiths, many whose only other recourse is to go to an emergency room. the clinic started at half-a-day a month. now it's five days a week, soon to be seven. >> our population tends to present a little bit later, meaning they come in with a little more advanced stage of disease, because most of the time they didn't know that th
people on the south side of chicago, specifically the chicago lawn neighborhood, needs a safe space, an environment where they can grow, develop. >> the kids come in all colors, from all persuasions. >> no, no proselytizing. everything is done through our actions. we want to show as muslims that we're compassionate, where mercy is part of the prophetic model. that, you know, wherever we are we should serve, and we should serve at the best of our actions. we definitely believe that....
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economy, now allows travel for iranian individuals, and it allows a lax oversight environment. i think in those areas, as well as others, there is real room for improvement and room for improvement on the part of not only department of homeland security, but other agencies. the -- because my time is expired, with the elections of the new president and the fact that it is clear iran does have an anchor and latin america through these countries, including venezuela, what is our opportunity to work diplomatically, economically to find some way to compel these countries to do will we want them to do? to tighten or increase the pressure on iran economically? to afford it less avenue to trader bank, to survive the sanctions that we are leading globally? and to meet it threaten that way -- and to meet the threat in that way. have passedow, we stringent sanctions against iran over the course of the last five years. a significant impact on iran's economy. and asking whether we can have the same sanctions applied to the relation with i ran, we have to first understand the nature of the c
economy, now allows travel for iranian individuals, and it allows a lax oversight environment. i think in those areas, as well as others, there is real room for improvement and room for improvement on the part of not only department of homeland security, but other agencies. the -- because my time is expired, with the elections of the new president and the fact that it is clear iran does have an anchor and latin america through these countries, including venezuela, what is our opportunity to...
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. >> we must of this massive destruction to the environment. another trading commodity gets the mainative as rivers start disappearing. >> so much so that land is disappearing fast. he has eight children and has been making charcoal for more than 80 years. he digs up peat and sets it on fire. opportunitiesew here. charcoal is the only way that i can freak -- feed my family. >> that are trying to cut off funding to al-shabbab fighters. this is a resource that is yet to be interrupted. >> there is a dollar tax for every bag of charcoal, and they get $440 -- >>. >> we found evidence that charcoal is still shipped out. the local government here has called for a temporary lifting of the band, to illegally export their current charcoal. they say is too late to save the trees that have already been cut down. al jazeera, somalia. >> hello, a warm welcome to "the journal" on dw. these are the headlines this hour. the united states increases pressure on russia as edward snowden says he wants temporary asylum there. officials blame the devastating train c
. >> we must of this massive destruction to the environment. another trading commodity gets the mainative as rivers start disappearing. >> so much so that land is disappearing fast. he has eight children and has been making charcoal for more than 80 years. he digs up peat and sets it on fire. opportunitiesew here. charcoal is the only way that i can freak -- feed my family. >> that are trying to cut off funding to al-shabbab fighters. this is a resource that is yet to be...
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if you're in low credit environment, leverage doesn't work. reinvesting money by buying stocks or expanding your business. companies like 3m, microsoft or microsoft or johnson & johnson. these are fairly different industry, all of which are still reasonable, valued stocks. all of which have reasonable dividend that they pay to, 2, 2.5, almost 3% in one. cases all of which are growing the dividend. they're reinvesting their proceeds. they're buying their own stock with buybacks and their profit margins are 15 to 20. in the case of microsoft's situation, over 20%. heavy return on assets across the board. that's how you make money in a slower growth environment is by having a lot of profit generation and reinvesting that in the company. liz: let's talk about the loan atmosphere right now. we know that the government has wanted banks to loan more and if you're looking for, some type of a reactionary trade to that, what jason, do you look at? >> one of the things you can look at, banks have this kind of falls outside of our bucket but banks, partic
if you're in low credit environment, leverage doesn't work. reinvesting money by buying stocks or expanding your business. companies like 3m, microsoft or microsoft or johnson & johnson. these are fairly different industry, all of which are still reasonable, valued stocks. all of which have reasonable dividend that they pay to, 2, 2.5, almost 3% in one. cases all of which are growing the dividend. they're reinvesting their proceeds. they're buying their own stock with buybacks and their...
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it is a different environment. it was the mistress of the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. nixons one reason why seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on c-span radio during the month of july. you can listen to the recordings anytime online at c-span.org. the next call is from california on the independent line. have a question -- when president johnson was in the white house, i think he was talking to senator dirksen. president johnson knew nixon's thele were messing with promising to get out of the war. if johnson would have brought up, the think it would be possible nixon would never have been president? host: appreciate the call. this is from another viewer about a secret plan. guest: the ide
it is a different environment. it was the mistress of the chief job of the president is to persuade people. it is a lot harder to persuade people today than it was in richard nixon's time. nixons one reason why seems obsessed with the media and what they are saying about him. he knows how powerful an instrument they are for public office. guest is richard norton smith. we're looking at the nixon tapes 40 years after they become became public knowledge. we're airing these on c-span radio during...
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>> well, i think first of all, a stable international environment. for them to reach economic goals. you can't think about that ithout thinking about u.s.-china relations. and i think that's probably the main thing. particularly this new leading team. over and emphasizing over that we should build a new of relationship between powers. >> major powers. >> yeah. e should show the world that the emergence of a new major power doesn't necessarily mean chaos and war and so on. i think they're very interested in this, in trying to build it. politicians erican that go over there usually get a eally great welcome, even the ones that aren't so friendly. >> so, as i mentioned, i spent ast week in beijing with a number of senior security officials, including wearing the pla. uniforms of the it was really interesting. one of the themes that came of ugh was the theme strategicic mistrust. and the argument that was given as for example in iraq and afghanistan, a large number of american troops have been killed friendly ly by uk fire. nobody except real anglo folks
>> well, i think first of all, a stable international environment. for them to reach economic goals. you can't think about that ithout thinking about u.s.-china relations. and i think that's probably the main thing. particularly this new leading team. over and emphasizing over that we should build a new of relationship between powers. >> major powers. >> yeah. e should show the world that the emergence of a new major power doesn't necessarily mean chaos and war and so on. i...
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it's a pretty business-friendly environment down there. it's kind of easy living. what is your response with him trying to draw business away from chicago and elsewhere in the state? >> i believe in competition. you know, the chicago bulls can compete with anybody. so can the chicago blackhawks. we just won the stanley cup. we have in illinois well-educated workers. we've been able to attract corporate headquarters from all over the world. we also have a higher minimum wage. we believe that we should fight hard to alleviate poverty. texas has one of the worst poverty rates in the country. they also have a situation of industrial accidents that are just unacceptable. so we believe in worker safety laws. and there's quite a difference between rick perry and i. we both went to iraq and afghanistan four years ago. i was his roommate. >> oh, my goodness. >> and for seven days i heard him talk about his favorite subject -- rick perry. so we have a good debate going. we have a completely different philosophy. >> indeed. >> but that's what america's all about. >> friendly
it's a pretty business-friendly environment down there. it's kind of easy living. what is your response with him trying to draw business away from chicago and elsewhere in the state? >> i believe in competition. you know, the chicago bulls can compete with anybody. so can the chicago blackhawks. we just won the stanley cup. we have in illinois well-educated workers. we've been able to attract corporate headquarters from all over the world. we also have a higher minimum wage. we believe...
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it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government are sure it is and the argument for g.m. food is quite compelling it would allow farmers to grow crops in tough conditions and thus help to feed hungry mouths around the world the u.s. and brazil already must have produces of the stuff and the british government says the u.k. shouldn't be getting left behind to talk more about this i'm joined by dr robert he's the founder for the alliance for natural health which campaigns against g.m. foods. there are a billion hungry mouths in the world and we're being told that this technology is safe shouldn't we embrace it in that case well if you look at all the real developments in raising eels it hasn't actually occurred through g.m. it's occurred through conventional breeding practices and we know that the european authorities have probably one of the most compr
it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government are sure it is and the argument for g.m. food is quite compelling it would allow farmers to grow crops in tough conditions and thus help to feed hungry mouths around the world the u.s. and brazil already must...
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international investors have pulled out and sold their assets the safest decision in a repartee deteriorating environment for the foreseeable future it looks like egypt will have a government that again is unable to as to policy and as a result unable to provide investors with the confidence that they were going to begin to sing it but here in tokyo square protesters are not sorry the western giants on leaving just most how much i want that i wore a helmet this car leasing businessmen tells us he's fed up. before morsi was ousted . we're begging for the i.m.f. loan of about four point seven billion dollars a year now we don't want it we're all as business men collectively decided to support the egyptian economy and one day we collected over fifteen billion dollars in donations were a large economy we can rely on ourselves but the facts tell a different story for each day these demonstrations continue the egyptian economy is forced to cough up another one billion dollars the ripple effect is more insecurity in an already unstable region if there's anyone benefiting from these revolutions it's people right
international investors have pulled out and sold their assets the safest decision in a repartee deteriorating environment for the foreseeable future it looks like egypt will have a government that again is unable to as to policy and as a result unable to provide investors with the confidence that they were going to begin to sing it but here in tokyo square protesters are not sorry the western giants on leaving just most how much i want that i wore a helmet this car leasing businessmen tells us...
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in today's environment things happen overnight. and so i think that it's better to have the forces at a good rate that provides the proper rotations overseas, gives you an opportunity to mobilize a spectrum of threats and you know, also, lou, it provides jobs. i mean, the military provides some superb jobs for people, not only while they serve but also when they get out and go back into society. so it's also an employment issue and every g.i. and their families provide jobs for three to seven other people in the communities where they serve. so i think when you cut out the troop strength, it affects more than just the numbers of the army itself. >> general, thanks for being with us as always. david grange. thank you. >> my pleasure, lou. >>> up next, new york mayor michael bloomberg tapping into his billions trying to destroy your second amendment rights. in the chalk talk, we'll show you why debt money is being poorly spent. ouble miles from their capital one venture card to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's
in today's environment things happen overnight. and so i think that it's better to have the forces at a good rate that provides the proper rotations overseas, gives you an opportunity to mobilize a spectrum of threats and you know, also, lou, it provides jobs. i mean, the military provides some superb jobs for people, not only while they serve but also when they get out and go back into society. so it's also an employment issue and every g.i. and their families provide jobs for three to seven...
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tight regulations on genetically modified food with the country's environment secretary saying g.m. farming is actual of the alternatives but despite government ministers apparent enthusiasm for by attack parliament's cafeterias have banned g.m. products from their menus now g.m. products are usually associated with staple crops like corn and rice but can find their way into many items ranging from need to milk and chocolate around ninety percent of all biotech seeds are owned by the u.s. giant mint santo which is accused of stifling small businesses and driving some farmers to ruin and even suicide meanwhile the alarms being raised over the health implications of genetically doctored food ranging from simple allergies to deadly immune system problems are just bully boy who investigates. it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government assure it is
tight regulations on genetically modified food with the country's environment secretary saying g.m. farming is actual of the alternatives but despite government ministers apparent enthusiasm for by attack parliament's cafeterias have banned g.m. products from their menus now g.m. products are usually associated with staple crops like corn and rice but can find their way into many items ranging from need to milk and chocolate around ninety percent of all biotech seeds are owned by the u.s. giant...
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as an environment putin doesn't really want this to become a major issue between the united states and russia tensions between the two countries great at the moment and i think this is an issue that both countries could do without now both presidents barack obama and vladimir putin did have a phone conversation late on friday the exact details of what was discussed is unknown but i think it's fair to say that russia will be keen to maybe try and score some simple points over the united states but this doesn't become too much of a thorny issue between the two. i mean while there was a blow as meeting with human rights activists has caused yet another outburst of criticism from washington which directly demands that snowden be handed over these guys nature can reports. the white house has basically accused russia of providing quote a propaganda platform for edward snowden this is washington's reaction to edward snowden's meeting with russian human rights activists at the moscow airport take a listen i would simply say that providing a propaganda platform for mr snowden runs counter to th
as an environment putin doesn't really want this to become a major issue between the united states and russia tensions between the two countries great at the moment and i think this is an issue that both countries could do without now both presidents barack obama and vladimir putin did have a phone conversation late on friday the exact details of what was discussed is unknown but i think it's fair to say that russia will be keen to maybe try and score some simple points over the united states...
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so the creation of environment for the investment is also one of our national priorities. currently, the climate for investment according to international ratings isn't among the top 20, i would say, but i wish we have a chance to get in the same kind of format in five years. i bet we will be in the 20. we are working hard on creating conditions in russia that would be considered by other outside investors as good as in 20 best countries in the world. but even today i think our investment climate is very much underrated, and we are doing much better than some of late. at the same time, also when it comes to russian economy we have enjoyed previous -- [inaudible] fiscal environment. we have accumulated significant reserves. we have two funds, one sovereign fund which is about 40 -- $84 billion and another reserve fund that is another $80-miss -- $80-plus billion. and the national reserves are 500 plus billion dollars as well. we are almost debt-free country because our external debt is no more than 2.5% and including internal debt is around 10, 11%. if you compare it with t
so the creation of environment for the investment is also one of our national priorities. currently, the climate for investment according to international ratings isn't among the top 20, i would say, but i wish we have a chance to get in the same kind of format in five years. i bet we will be in the 20. we are working hard on creating conditions in russia that would be considered by other outside investors as good as in 20 best countries in the world. but even today i think our investment...
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but morsi also created a hostile environment. one of his key clerics during easter called upon muslims not to say happy easter to their christian neighbors cause that would be un-islamic. so under morsi, christians suffered and they've been leaving the country in droves ever since. >> and still are. >> and still are. >> kate seelye of the middle east institute. many thanks to you. >> thank you so much. >>> in other news, in syria, fighting continued this week despite calls from the united nations for a cease-fire during ramadan. the u.n. and other international aid groups say civilians in syria are facing extremely severe shortages of food, water and medicine. >>> at the vatican this week, pope francis updated vatican city laws related to child sexual abuse and to the leaking of vatican information. the laws apply to all vatican employees. pope francis increased the prison sentences for sexual abuse and added one for possession of child pornography. and for the first time, he made leaking confidential vatican information a crime.
but morsi also created a hostile environment. one of his key clerics during easter called upon muslims not to say happy easter to their christian neighbors cause that would be un-islamic. so under morsi, christians suffered and they've been leaving the country in droves ever since. >> and still are. >> and still are. >> kate seelye of the middle east institute. many thanks to you. >> thank you so much. >>> in other news, in syria, fighting continued this week...
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but just by the natural environment, the interest rates should decline. stuart: 5,000 on the dow within two years and that's what i heard and your viewers heard dan schaeffer, thank you very much indeed. we've got a dead flat dow and waiting for news from the fed at 2:00 and ben's big speech when the market closes and right now we're up just 6. i've got this for you. major league baseball's all-star game next week and that's not the only thing around the corner. suspensions likely for as many as 20 players for using performance enhancing drugs and alex rodriguez may be one of them. brian kilmeade will be here at 10:25. and he doesn't like them running the bases, but i say that's what brings in the viewers. to the big board again, as i said dead flat. we're up 11 and that's it. now, another top democrat turns critical of the president's health care law. sure sounds like the beginning of the end for obamacare. we go to washington after this. ♪ clients are always learning more to make their money do more. (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrad
but just by the natural environment, the interest rates should decline. stuart: 5,000 on the dow within two years and that's what i heard and your viewers heard dan schaeffer, thank you very much indeed. we've got a dead flat dow and waiting for news from the fed at 2:00 and ben's big speech when the market closes and right now we're up just 6. i've got this for you. major league baseball's all-star game next week and that's not the only thing around the corner. suspensions likely for as many...
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zero lower bound and, i hope, you know, at a reasonable period of time we'll be in a more monetary environment. >> on that international theme, you talked about the tripartheid roles of macroprudential regulation, lender of last resort and we look around the globe, the regulatory policies are in some cases done by an organization which is not the central bank. do you see there as being a strong case for bringing that role inside the central bank, or can you see circumstances in which it works to have the macro prudential part in a distinct organization? >> well, different, different countries have different kinds of financial structures as jean claude was saying, europe and the u.s. are different in many ways, etc. but as you look around the world, the trend now, of course, is for financial regulatory activities, financial oversight activities to move back into central banks. i mean, that's happening in europe, that's happening in the u.k., it's happening in the united states. and i think there's good reason for that. one very simple reason is that central banks tend to have the kind of expert
zero lower bound and, i hope, you know, at a reasonable period of time we'll be in a more monetary environment. >> on that international theme, you talked about the tripartheid roles of macroprudential regulation, lender of last resort and we look around the globe, the regulatory policies are in some cases done by an organization which is not the central bank. do you see there as being a strong case for bringing that role inside the central bank, or can you see circumstances in which it...